At a distance of 21 km from Delphi is situated Amphissa in the middle of one splendid extensive olive grove.
It is the capital of the Province of Phokis and has some remains of ancient walls and a ruined Frankish castle.
Itea ( 19 km from Delphi ) is a picturesque port built at the head of the Gulf of Itea, near the ruins of Kirtha, the port of ancient Delphi.
Galaxidi is an attractive small seaside town near Itea. It was a rich shipping center of the 17th and 18th centuries.
The apparent simplicity and design of the Parthenon, a building famous the world over for architectural beauty and harmony, is the temple of the virgin ( in Greek “parthena” ) Athena. It Is built of Pendelic marble in the Doric Style on the same site as two previous temples. It took 15 years to build…
Kythira Kythira can be reached from Pireaus, Gythion, or Monemvasia. It is one of the seven Ionian islands, the Eptanissa, but geographically it belongs to the Peloponnese since it lies south of the Laconic Gulf. This mythical island of Aphrodite was a Minoan and then a Phoenician colony before belonging to the Lacedaemonians, in the…
Thousands of years of Greek history cover the towns and the places of the area around the two roads from Athens to Lamia. Thebes, the once-powerful city-state that fell along with Athens in the battle of Chaeronea in the 4th century B.C., has little to show of its past glory and wealth. The remains of…
Lamia is situated along the National Road to Thessaloniki ( 214 km from Athens ). It can also be reached from Levadia. It is an important road and rail junction and the starting point for excursions into the mountainous inland regions. Lamia itself is a pleasant town flanked by two pine-clad hills. On the summit…
IOANNINA Ioannina ( or Yiannena ) is situated 459 km from Athens ( via Rion-Antirrion ) and some 100 km from Igoumenitsa on the shore of the legendary Lake Parrivotis. It is an important commercial and cultural center. Ioannina was founded by Emperor Justinian in the 6th century A.D. It rose slowly in statue and…
Katerini, capital of the Prefecture of Pieria, stands on the plain between Mt Olympus of the myths and the Pieria mountains, 50 km from Thessaloniki and 6 km from the sea. It is a relatively new town. Nearby are the fine beaches of Methoni, Makriyalos, Olympiaki Akti, Plaka Litochorou, and, best of all, Platamonas. Katerini…